MBP Model T...rattle bang bang screech bang rattle rattle bang bang screech bang.....

[mmmcheese]

It is just lining up the most inopportune moment to die.

Pretty much...I was hoping to get my thesis written and defended before having to take it in...but at this rate, it'll die before that. Sigh...what an inconvenience. Oh well.

Could be worse I suppose...

 

[mmmcheese]

And it has now died...that was sudden...and inconvenient.

I wonder if the place in town can fix it in 6 days....or if I need to wait until I get back to school. I hope I don't have to wait.

 

[Jiddick ExRex]

I am not gonna say "told you so"...

 

[ChrisMcD]

Is there any point in using something like smcFanControl to set the fans baseline setting at a higher level - say 2000 rpm?

I would have thought that slowing heating up was a better strategy than trying to cool it down once it is cooking.

 

[mmmcheese]

Is there any point in using something like smcFanControl to set the fans baseline setting at a higher level - say 2000 rpm?

I would have thought that slowing heating up was a better strategy than trying to cool it down once it is cooking.

No, keeping the remaining fan as low as possible makes it run longer. If the rpms ramp up, it starts to fail and I have to turn off the machine.

I know it's a bad idea to run it in this condition, but I'm away from home, and no one in town can fix it before I go back. Oh well, it seems to be ok for a few hours if I let it cool off, then use it with minimal stress on the system. Once the fan starts to get too warm, it gets louder and starts to have trouble maintaining 1000rpm and makes sounds likes it is about to seize.